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Marcus Musgrove was jailed for life for the murder of Jacqueline Oakes

20:49Darren Campbell

Travel update: Delays cleared on M6 after breakdown

M6 southbound J13-12 - Just to update you quickly on the M6: The delays have now cleared on the southbound carriageway after all traffic was held for around ten minutes to clear a broken down vehicle. There are no further reports of any delays on the M6, or indeed any major routes in the region at present.

20:16Darren Campbell

Teens arrested after 90-year-old man targeted in carjacking

Three teenagers have been arrested after a 90-year-old man was targeted in a ruthless carjacking.

The attack happened in Highbury Park, near to Shutlock Lane in Moseley, just before midday today.

Police say the elderly victim was approached by three young men who assaulted him before making off with his vehicle.

Within an hour, officers arrested a trio of teenagers in Moseley on suspicion of robbery.

Travel update: Delays on southbound M6 after traffic held to clear breakdown

M6 southbound J13-12 - Some delays to report on the M6 if you’re heading south from Staffordshire. All traffic was being held between Stafford South and Gailey for around 10 minutes to clear a broken down vehicle. All lanes are now back open but traffic is queueing in the aftermath.

19:46Darren Campbell

Woman phoned eight nurseries and threatened to 'kill everybody'

More now on a story which we reported on earlier in the week: A woman has received a suspended jail sentence after calling eight nurseries warning she had guns and knives - and threatening to “kill everybody”.

Rebecca Cooper, 22, caused panicked staff to lock doors and keep children inside after disguising her voice in the menacing messages on Wednesday.

ABC Nursery in Coventry was one of the centres targeted

Police used 1471 to trace the calls back to her landline at her address in Park Hill Street in Dudley and she was arrested. She also called an Asian police officer racist names.

Unemployed Cooper pleaded guilty to eight counts of malicious communication and one charge of racially aggravated behaviour towards a police officer when she appeared at Dudley Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Tom Watson: George Osborne can't be Standard editor AND an MP

A story many of you have been reading this afternoon: Labour Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Tom Watson has warned George Osborne he can’t edit a newspaper and be an MP at the same time.

Mr Watson, MP for West Bromwich East, reacted with surprise after the sudden announcement that George Osborne is to become the new editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper - and to continue as an MP.

Tom Watson, MP for West Bromwich East

The move has stunned the newspaper industry. Mr Osborne, who was sacked from the Cabinet by Prime Minister Theresa May, has little experience as a journalist, although he once applied for a trainee position on The Times and was turned down.

He will take up his role in May, editing the newspaper four days a week, but will remain as Conservative MP for Tatton, in Cheshire.

George Osborne is set to become the editor of the London Evening Standard

18:13Darren Campbell

Travel update: Accident in Coseley cleared, A5 partially blocked

A4123 Birmingham New Road southbound, Coseley - Couple of updates concerning those accidents we mentioned previously: The A4123 is now clear again southbound in Coseley after that earlier accident around Mason Street.

A5 westbound, Hatherton - Confirmation meanwhile that there is an accident on the A5 in Staffordshire. The westbound side of the road is partially blocked between junction 12 of the M6 and Gailey Island.

It’s looking fairly calm on the motorways this evening but there are a number of accidents affecting routes elsewhere:

A4123 Birmingham New Road southbound, Coseley - To confirm those earlier reports, there is a lane blocked on the southbound side of the A4123 in Coseley after that accident at Mason Street. Traffic is slow in the area as a result.

A451 Worcester Street, Stourbridge - In Stourbridge, there are reports of an accident on Worcester Street near to The Plough and Harrow which is causing jams around Heath Lane. We’ll keep you posted.

A5, Hatherton - Also hearing of an accident on the A5 near junction 12 of the M6 for Gailey in Staffordshire. More when we get it.

Stay with us for more travel updates around the Midlands throughout the evening

17:45KEY EVENT

Teenager gunned down motorist in horror road rage attack

A teenager has been jailed for 14 years after pulling out a shotgun and shooting a motorist in a horrifying road rage attack in Birmingham.

Abbas Khan, 19, gunned down Abu Taher after the pair had clashed in George Arthur Road, Alum Rock, after a minor traffic incident.

The shot victim, 29, needed emergency surgery to save his arm from being amputated and is now disabled.

Travel update: Further trespass incidents add to rail disruption

Seems there is more disruption on the railways. Another trespass incident is reported to be delaying London Midland services at Acocks Green.

It was reported earlier that trains were being held up by such an incident between Solihull and Birmingham Moor Street. It’s not clear if this was the same issue although there are some suggestions that this is no longer affecting services.

There was also another trespass incident affecting Virgin, CrossCountry and London Midland services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, though disruption appears to have ended along this line.

Travel update: Holdups on M42 and M6, accident in Coseley

Here’s what’s happening on the roads this afternoon:

M42 northbound J2-3A - You may have been caught up in delays on the northbound M42 near Redditch in the past couple of hours. There was a broken down vehicle along this stretch which was causing holdups, although this has now been cleared so hopefully traffic should now have eased.

M6 northbound J6-7 - It’s the usual story on the northbound M6 through the roadworks near Great Barr, with heavy traffic from around the Aston Expressway.

A4123 Birmingham New Road southbound, Coseley - Meanwhile there are reports of an accident blocking the southbound side of the A4123 in Coseley near Mason Street - more when we have it.

15:56KEY EVENT

Watch: Dramatic moment man arrested after Natwest siege

More on the story which is dominating the headlines in Birmingham this afternoon: Dramatic new video has emerged of the moment a man was arrested by police after a bank robbery in Northfield.

The footage shows the moment a man gave himself up to police after staff were allegedly held at gunpoint inside the NatWest bank on Bristol Road South.

The video clip shows the man, who has not been named, exit the bank with his arms up in the air as armed police point their guns at him.

The Mail understands that no customers were caught up in the siege and no staff were harmed.

The road has since been reopened but the branch will be closed tomorrow with no date yet set for its reopening.

Passenger flight forced to land at Birmingham - A passenger flight has been forced to make an unscheduled landing at Birmingham Airport for undisclosed reasons.

Midlands MP warns George Osborne over editor role - A Midland MP has fired a warning to George Osborne after it was announced the former Chancellor is to become the new editor of the London Evening Standard.

15:30Darren Campbell

Good afternoon

Hello everybody - Darren Campbell here to take you through to the end of the working week on our Birmingham Live news and travel updates this evening.

More of the latest from around the region to follow along with a reminder of our top stories from the day.

14:50

Hand-over

That’s me done for today.

And what a busy day it’s been with the armed incident at NatWest in Northfield.

We’ll keep our live blog on that running for the rest of the day, so keep reading to make sure you’re abreast of that.

I’ll now leave you in the capable hands of my colleague, Darren Campbell.

Have a good weekend.

14:37KEY EVENT

News: Reports of 'masked men' in Pheasey

Police have launched an investigation after children claimed they had seen “two men in masks” on a Birmingham housing estate.

The pair, a boy and a girl, ran away in terror saying the men who were wearing masks got out of a car in front of them in Pheasey.

But police said the men did not make any threats or speak to the youngsters.